[TomGuy]

It seems the attribute to Kerry is only by inference:

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from Err on side of strength
by
Mona Charen, nationally syndicated columnist

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Kerry has said, "The war on terror is less of a military operation and far more of an intelligence-gathering and law enforcement operation."

That, of course, was the Clinton administration's approach. Clinton was not the first American president to treat terrorism as a nuisance rather than a deadly threat. Such attacks as we suffered were all (with the exception of the first assault on the World Trade Center) far from home and limited in number. This is not to excuse Clinton - he let Osama bin Laden slip away twice and shrank from confronting Saddam - but Clinton was acting in a different world.

[mware]

The war on terror is less of a military operation and far more of an intelligence-gathering and law enforcement operation."

The same intelligence gathering that Kerry tried to defund????

[Trippin]

The fact of the matter is that this statement clearly indicates that Kerry is not going to be committed to stamping out terrorism. As long as terrorism is a "nuisance" he'll consider it mission accomplished. Unbelieveable! So what is a "nuisance then? Bill Clinton considered terrorism a nuisance and look where that got us. Does Kerry even understand that it takes just one terrorist to kill thousands of people?

This "nuisance" comment, and his other comment about treating terrorism as a law enforcement issue really underscores the point that Kerry just doesn't get it. He's a threat to national security and yet, there he is running for POTUS. Has the world gone nuts?

[Bob]

A minor correction. if I may:

...but Clinton was acting in ignored a growing threat for 8 years and allowed the terrorists to turn it into a different world.

There, that's better.